Hudson Really Likes To Be Outside

I would have to say, Hudson is going to be a lot like his Daddy. He loves being outside doing what ever we are doing. Wether it is playing in the dirt while picking up potatoes or walking around in the freezing cold trying to help Mom and Dad shovel snow.

Baby Boy Braegger!!

Bret and I are so excited to welcome our first child into our little family! I am now 20 weeks pregnant and he is halfway done in the oven! Here he is at 18 weeks! We got a cute little 4D picture of his face!

Sealing Cancelation Letter!

Well my sealing cancelation letter didn't quite come in time but with many prayers and the help of our bishop, stake president, and a secretary for the first presidency, we were able make all the phone calls needed to find out it had been canceled and more phone calls to schedule the temple and get the time and date that we wanted only with it only being a couple days before the wedding!! It was stressful but it all turned out Perfect like we had hoped! A few days after the wedding we received the official letter. I cried as I read it. It was so short and sweet but yet so spiritual!! Written directly from the first presidency themselves and signed by President Monson!

Time to catch up on the blog!!

Wow! It's been forever since I have updated the blog! I think it is about time! Here comes the first of many many blog posts!!!

And the blessings just keep coming!!!

Alright so we started the process to get my sealing canceled... and I was so afraid that Danny would not respond back to my Bishop and would procrastinate it as long as he could just to make me mad... Well he didn't!!! It only took him a week and a half to get it back... I was so happy!! My Bishop told me that he was very nice in his letter! So I finished my letter and turned it in to him so we could get my papers in to the First Presidency... he should be getting them to the stake president soon then I will just need to meet with him and then we will be able to send everything off!! YAY!!! Everything just seems to be falling in place for us! Just shows proof that the Lords knows what is best for you and if you are obedient to his word he will bless you with the thing you want most!! The Lord has blessed us so much!! I was blessed with the most amazing Fiancee in the world!! Thanks to my Best Friend Kara and Bret's sister Heidi... we now get to spend Eternity together!!! :D

I have a BIG Announcement!!!!!

Just thought i would let you know that..... I'M ENGAGED!!! He is my Prince Charming!! He takes such good care of me and he really truely LOVES ME!! I am so happy to finally find someone who wants to be with me and loves me with no reserve!! I will post again about the story soon!

Life is full of surprises!!

Things rarely turn out the way you plan them... I have witnessed this many times over the passed few years! More so the last year and a half. I came to terms about 6 months ago that I was not ready to get married again or even get into a serious relationship again for a really long time... I was no where near ready for it after the past few bad relationships I have had. In fact I told myself that I would not get into a serious relationship until after my little brother got home from his mission because I did not want to get married while he was gone... and well I had just givin up on dating for a while... Lets just say i got sick of all the stupid dating games guys play.

....... Well about 2 months ago my best friend kara sends me a text saying she wants to set me up on a blind date with her sister in laws brother... I hesitated and kept telling her I didn't know how much i wanted to and that i just wasn't ready to date. She told me to look him up on facebook and let her know what I thought... So I did and he was cute... but was still kinda hesitant about it... finally she talked me into it and a couple weeks later we had set up a date to meet.... little did i know before that I would have so much fun getting my butt kicked at Mario Kart on the Wii by everyone including a little 5 year old!! Well to make a long story short... Things are now going great!! I am dating the sweetest, most caring, and loving guy I have ever met! His name is Bret and he is so fun to be around and is all that you could ask for in a man! I am so lucky to have him as my boyfriend!!!

So like I said.... Life is full of surprises!! You never know what is coming your way! It doesn't happen on your time... It happens on the Lords time!! The Lord knows what is best for us and knows when the time is right... whether it is meeting a great guy or choosing your career path! He knows you personally and knows what is best for you! Sometimes you gotta go through trials in your life before you can really appreciate the good things in life!! It's a hard lesson to learn but I did it and am still doing it! This has been an answer to my prayer I have been waiting for, for a really long time! I am looking forward to seeing what else Our Heavenly Father has in store for me in the future!!!

Photography!!

Hey everyone! It's been a long time since I have last posted. I am horrible at this now! But I have a Big Announcement!!! I have started a Photography Business!!! I am so excited!! I have my first Photo Shoot scheduled for next Thursday for the cutest little girl! One of my childhood friends has so graciously offered his daughter, who will be 1 next thursday, to be one of my models! I can't wait! She is so cute!

I need help with a name for my Business though!! Do you guys have any Ideas?!?!

Life in the past year

I cannot believe that it has been a year since I moved back home! This last year has been full of ups and downs, laughter and cries, and good times and bad times. I never would have thought that I would go through the things in life that I have... especially all at once. I would have to say that I definately have had more than my fair share of hurt and pain these last couple years. But for some reason someone out there thinks that I need to feel more, and it just keeps adding on. I forgot how difficult dating is. When I got my annulment from Danny it felt like I was starting all over with dating and I was back at 16 again. I know there is someone out there that will treat me like I should be treated, and will love me with no reserve.... But I didn't realize how hard it would be to find that guy! Just when you think you have found a guy who is really sweet to you, treats you really good, and actually cares for you, then they turn around and kick you in the butt and you find out they are just playing those stupid dating games that everyone hates, the kind that makes your heartbreak and makes you feel like you just want to cry. Then all of a sudden your thoughts turn to your ex and the things he did and the way he made you feel, then your emotions just get worse. Why is it that just when you think you are getting over the situation it comes back and just tears you down all over again?? When does the pain ever fully go away?? Well it definately wont go away till after I find the right guy and can be done with dating and the stupid games guys play. Some how I just seem to be drawn to those guys that put up a front and make you feel special when all they are really doing is playing you. Something has to change!!!! This last one was a hard one... but I finally stood up for myself and told him that I was done with his games and told him that if it was gonna be the way it was then it would never work out. As bad as it hurt me too... I just had to do it. I cannot settle and let myself think that this is the best that I can find, and let myself get walked all over on. I will NOT go through that again!!!
On a happier note though... I know the things I am going through are happening for a reason... I know that these trials in life will make me a better and stronger person. I love my family and friends!!! They have been my biggest support and have helped me get through so much!!! I couldn't do this without them!! Especially my family and especially my mom!! Words cannot express my gratitude for her!! My little brother Brayden has been a big help too! I love him so much and miss him tons!! He is becoming such a great missionary! He was just made District Leader of his District at the MTC!! He leaves for Germany November 23rd! He is such a great example to me! Ich Liebe Dich Brayden!!!

Brayden's Farewell

So umm.......... Brayden's farewell is this Sunday.....and I am going crazy! I can't believe how fast time has flown by... I am so not ready for him to leave yet... I don't know what I am gonna do without him for 2 years.... Seriously! I feel so lost just thinking about it! I love my little brother so much..... I have grown so close to him in the last couple years... He is my best friend! I am so proud of him for making the choice to go on a mission! I love you Brayden!

I Love My Singles Branch!!

OK so I just have to say how much I love my singles branch!

For starters my Branch President is awesome! He is so supportive and always there for me! This last Sunday he came up to me and asked if he could meet with me after church... uh oh was my first thought... I knew right away he was going to give me a calling.... I had gotten away with not having one since the middle of march when I came back to the branch (I went to this one before I got married) and now he is finally giving me one.....

So after church I go to his office and he gives me not only one calling but two!! Gees! So he called me to be a relief society instructor and a branch missionary..... OK so that isn't the why he is so supportive.... But I am excited about my callings, I was a relief society instructor before I left the branch.....

The next thing was he asked was "how are you doing?".... When he asked this he meant emotionally with my annulment....I told him I am doing great!.... Then he told me "I can see that! I have seen a Glow about you again! Your back to the Ashley that I knew before!"(happy and bubbly)...... Well that made me so happy! I am glad that people can see that I am happy again!

I gave up a lot of the things that I enjoyed when I got married because Danny did not like the same things that I did, so I gave them up and learned to like the same things he did... not that I didn't like the same things but I got to gain new hobbies and things that I like to do now! But I put all of the things I liked to do in a closet and locked them up because he would never do them with me.... But now that I am back I can enjoy the things that I loved to do before.... And thanks to my Singles Branch, they have helped me to find those things again! They are a big reason why I have been able to get through the healing process like I have! Even though I still have my hard days, I always know that I have my friends from the Branch there for me, not judging me and helping me keep my head high! We do so many fun things together! I am so Excited for our trip to Jackson Hole this weekend!!

Yahoo!!! I got it!!!

I got the Job at the call center for America First!! I am so excited! I start the week of the 24th of August!!! Yay! This is going to be such a great change for me!!!

I need your opinion!!!

Ok so my sister brought something to my attention yesterday... I don't know what to do..... She told me I should try meeting someone on LDS singles.com that way I can find someone that is more fit for me.... well It has crossed my thoughts every now and then but never really wanted to do it.... Is it weird???? or should I try it??? I have heard a lot of good things about it but I have never wanted to meet my husband or whoever online... What are your thoughts?????

I Love Volleyball!!!

A couple months ago me and some friends started playing volleyball on monday nights! It has been so much fun! And in a way kinda relaxing for me! It has been so nice to get out and just hangout with friends and meet new people! I think it has been a big part of my healing process. I am so much happier now!! I love it!!! I can't wait to play again tonight!!!

Munich, Germany!!!

My little brother Brayden is going to Munich, Germany/Austria on his mission!! He leaves September 23, 2009!! I am totally saving my money to go pick him up!! It is beautiful!!!